TPC River Highlands
Cromwell, CT
Signature event with no cut
Pete Dye design
Par 70, ~6,850 yards
One of, if not the shortest course on Tour
Greens: Bentgrass/Poa mix
~5,000 sq ft on average
Fairways consist of same agronomy
Rough: Kentucky bluegrass + fescue
Around 4 inches in length
About 70 bunkers
Water in play on 4-5 holes
Two-thirds of holes play at or under par
“Bermuda Triangle”
Holes 15, 16, 17
Driveable P4, P3, P4, respectively
4 Par 3s
Ranging from 155 to 225 yards
3 of the hardest 7 holes on course
#5: Sub-8% birdie rate, 16%+ bogey rate
3 others all ~15%+ birdie rate
12 Par 4s
Ranging from 295 to 480 yards
8 between 400-450 yards
3 of hardest 4 holes on course and 6 of hardest 9
First 4 holes and 4 of last 5 holes on course are P4
All with 10%+ bogey rate
Only 2 with sub-15% birdie rate
2 Par 5s
Ranging from 520 to 575 yards
Both with 40%+ birdie rates
#13 carries some risk/reward
~3% eagle rate, 13% bogey rate, 4% double rate
Less than Driver course that requires accuracy off the tee
Also demands approach accuracy into small greens with faster-than-average surfaces
One of the toughest scrambling courses on Tour
Going-for-green% nearly 12% higher than Tour average, but GFG hit green % about 5% lower than Tour average and GFG birdie-or-better nearly 10% lower than Tour average
About 70% of approach shots from 175 yards and in
Average made birdie putt distance about 10 feet, which is about a half-foot longer than Tour average
Scoring average just about 1.25 strokes under par
Recent Tournament History
2024: Scottie Scheffler -22 (65, 64, 64, 65); playoff over Tom Kim
2023: Keegan Bradley -23 (62, 63, 64, 68); 3 strokes over Brian Harman
2022: Xander Schauffele -19 (63, 63, 67, 68); 2 strokes over Poston, Theegala
2021: Harris English -13 (67, 68, 67, 65); playoff over Kramer Hickok
FOLLOW EACH MEMBER OF THE CLUBHOUSE CREW ON THEIR SOCIALS!
Champ - @Champs311
Sammy - @SammyAvBets
LISTEN TO US LIVE FROM FERG’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE IN DOWNTOWN SAINT PETERSBURG OR ON RADIOSTPETE.COM UNDER THE FLORIDA SPORTS STREAM CHANNEL EACH AND EVERY TUESDAY FROM 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST.
Key Stats
Tier 1
Shots Gained: Approach
Shots Gained: Off-the-Tee
Driving Accuracy/Fairways Gained
Birdies or Better
Shots Gained: Putting
Shots Gained: Around-the-Green
Tier 2
Good Drive%
Bogey Avoidance
Par 4 BOB%
Approach 150-175 from fwy
Approach from 100-150 yards overall
Approach from <100 yards (Wedges) overall
Tier 3
Scrambling from Rough
Par 3 Scoring
Shots Gained: Tee-to-Green on Pete Deye
Shots Gained: TPC River Highlands
Champ’s Course Comps
Sedgefield (Wyndham Championship)
East Lake (Tour Championship)
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (2022 Wells Fargo Championship)
Pete Dye Design Golf Courses
Travelers Championship Trends
Odds
1-25: 4
26-50: 6
51-100: 2
101+: 3
Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader by Round
R1: 11/15 (73%) within 4 shots
R2: 9/15 (60%) within 3 shots
R3: 11/15 (73%) within 3 shots
Winner’s Lead-In Form
5/15 (33%) posted a Top 20 finish in their last start
12/15 (80%) with at least 1 Top 20 finish in their last 4 starts
9/15 (60%) with at least 1 Top 10 in their last 4 starts
Winner’s finish the week prior at US Open
6/10 (60%) made the cut
4/10 (40%) posted a Top 20 finish
2/10 (20%) posted a Top 10 finish
2/10 (20%) posted a Top 5 finish
FIRST ROUND LEADER TEE SPLITS
AM 53%
PM 87%
*results can include instances where FRL from both AM/PM and both get credited with a win.
Early-Week Models
TPC River Highlands Stats
